His calm eyes were a little closer.
“Anyway, it turned out like this. Today, I’ll do what I want.”
Suddenly, a warm body temperature was felt in her hand. He firmly entwined his pinky with hers.
“Let’s go somewhere other than home.”
Now seemed like a time to follow when you couldn’t win.
I was left with no choice but to follow him.
He parked the car anywhere he wanted while looking at me.
He picked me up in the car he had parked in the square, and he drove without any hesitation.
The awkward silence in the car filled the atmosphere, and although it squeezed So-ri’s breathing, she didn’t feel like talking first.
Soon, the car entered the hotel where Hyunwoo had fought before.
Why a hotel all of a sudden?
So-ri, who recognized the hotel, glanced at him in surprise, but he was still focused only on driving.
Soon, the car stopped at the hotel entrance.
“Now, please get off, Miss Yoo So-ri.”
He unbuckled the seatbelt, speaking with a playful tone. Their eyes met.
A affectionate gaze urged her to come down. So-ri pursed her lips and got out of the car.
After handing over the car key for valet parking, he grabbed So-ri’s hand, who stood awkwardly beside him.
Now, openly holding hands, they entered the elevator side by side.
Not knowing where to put her gaze, So-ri absentmindedly stared out at the world through the glass, just like before.
“Thank you very much. I’m on the verge of tears.”
So-ri, surprised, slowly turned to him. Hyunwoo, feeling her gaze, turned to look at So-ri.
“Because of you.”
I can’t believe it, seriously.
“Just remember that you get to experience various feelings in life.”
He looked back at the billboard, tilting his head slightly, as if this situation were ridiculous.
“But where are we going?”
“It’s a hotel we used to frequent. Don’t you remember?”
She remembered very well. How could she forget the crazy stunt he pulled that day to free the girl from the matchmaker?
“Let’s start frequenting it again from today.”
“……!”
Ding-dong.
As the elevator doors opened, So-ri’s eyes widened as she was led by him with their fingers entwined.
Fight and suddenly enter a hotel?
“Wait a minute!”
“Why?”
“This is too unreasonable.”
As if protesting, So-ri, who had stopped abruptly, spoke.
He turned to So-ri with an expression of absolute composure.
“Wasn’t this what you wanted?”
“What are you talking about now…”
“Jiwoo said so earlier. If you fought, resolve it through a physical conversation.”
“A physical conversation?”
His eyes, as if asking if he wasn’t the source of that statement, stared at her intently.
I didn’t know why my reconciliation method had taken such an unconventional turn.
Of course, I didn’t mind being in bed with him, but a physical conversation?
Feeling unjust because the source of that statement wasn’t him, she blushed suddenly.
“Rather than that…”
“Then what?”
Why did she act up for two days?
So-ri found herself in a situation where she couldn’t help but explain her actions.
Seo Jiwoo…
Really, leave me alone.
Hotel restaurant.
Today, too, So-ri scolded Seo Hyunwoo properly.
The hotel restaurant was already reserved under his name.
So, he came here not for a hotel room but to have a meal with her.
So-ri, who showed a frightened expression, still had a burning sweet potato-like complexion.
“I’ll believe you.”
“Yes?”
“I mean I’ll believe it wasn’t you who said that.”
So, it was a request for her to calm down.
“Really, it’s not true at all.”
Actually, it wouldn’t matter even if he misunderstood.
But the reason she had to vehemently deny it was that the affection in my heart for Seo Hyun-woo would be unjustly distorted.
Actually, more than that…
“I.”
She tried to bring out any words that came to mind, but just then, the appetizer arrived.
As befitting an expensive course meal, the delicate food was neatly arranged on high-quality tableware.
For So-ri, who had a short appetite, the amount of food was perfect.
“Let’s eat first. We’ll talk after the meal.”
“…….”
“Chew slowly. Don’t rush.”
“…Yes.”
Surprisingly, he gave her an immense grace period.
Perhaps he knew or didn’t know that giving her time to organize her thoughts would only make her mind more complicated.
“But… you should listen… carefully, right?”
“Yeah. I’ll listen carefully.”
Nodding.
If she stubbornly insisted that she didn’t want to talk about it, he might suggest having a different conversation in the room.
There’s no other way.
Thanks to the exquisite taste of the food, So-ri finished her meal deliciously, despite her complicated thoughts.
With two cups of warm decaffeinated coffee placed in front of them, the two sat facing each other like an ordinary couple.
Classical music softly filled the surroundings.
The two fell silent.
“…….”
“…….”
From the beginning, So-ri had to grope for where this crooked emotion had started.
Slowly, she had to go up, feeling her way.
Now, she had to give the reason.
Like her lips were sealed with glue, it didn’t come off easily.
“Tell me. What made you angry at me.”
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
*
After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
